Deuteronomy 3:21-22
And I commanded Joshua at that time, ‘Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So will the Lord do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’
Truth: God uses past experiences of faith and victory to teach us to trust tomorrow.
The book of Deuteronomy is the "second giving of the Law." This is the book Moses writes for the "second" generation of Israelites. The first generation, the ones lead out of Egypt, have all died or are dying. They disobeyed God and are dying in the wilderness. God, on the other hand, is allowing their children to enter the promise land. However, the children (now adults) were not old enough when the Law was first handed down. So, this is the "second" giving of the Law that will teach the younger generation the law and the promises of God. However, as we look at the above verses we learn an important truth: God does not want a new generation to forget the blessings He gave to the previous generation. Not only did this younger generation need to know the Law, they needed to know the care and power of the God behind the Law and what He did for their fathers. We are to read carefully and remember assuredly the great things God has done in the past for His people. These things in the past are what helps us build our faith. We can see what God did for them and, therefore, what He can do for us. Paul wrote to the believers at Corinth and told them to make sure they remembered the lessons from Israel's past:
1 Corinthians 10:11
Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
The writer of Hebrews goes to great lengths to show us the power of God in faith, by outlining the men and women of faith in Hebrews 11. That gives us an understanding of the past things God has done and ways He has worked in the lives of others and can and will work in our lives.
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